Rashtriya Lok Morcha (RLM) president and Rajya Sabha MP Upendra Kushwaha is one of the key partners of the ruling National Democratic Alliance (NDA) in Bihar and a key leader of the Kushwahas, a major OBC community. In an interview to The Hindu ahead of the State’s Assembly election, Mr. Kushwaha said that Nitish Kumar will continue as Bihar Chief Minister if the NDA is voted to power but refused to speculate on seat-sharing arrangements within the NDA